Tasmania · Postcode 7185

Glenorchy solar & clean energy data

31 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Tasmania · data current as at 2026-05-15

Glenorchy
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Tasmania
#106
in Tasmania
31
Total solar installs
8
Installed last 12 months
+300%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
8
Home batteries
25.8%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
64
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Glenorchy's 31 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 30 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × TAS grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
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31
#106 state
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Glenorchy
Tasmania grid · community impact

Based on last week's Tasmania grid mix (avg 170 gCO₂/kWh), Glenorchy's 31 solar systems typically avoid around 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Glenorchy ranks 106th in Tasmania out of 119 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 31 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 8 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 300% increase on the previous year, making Glenorchy one of Tasmania's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Glenorchy's solar systems avoid an estimated 64 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 30 fewer cars on the road annually. This is estimated using Tasmania's average grid emissions intensity of 170 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.

Monthly solar installations · Glenorchy
8 installs · Jun – May
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